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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .2.37

bhaktiḥ, yathā –
[bhaktih, yathaa –]
mūrdhany āhuka-śāsanaṁ praṇayate brahmeśayoḥ śāsitā
[moordhany aahuka-shaasanam pranayate brahmeshayoh shaasitaa]
sindhuṁ prārthayate bhuvaṁ tanutarāṁ brahmāṇḍa-koṭīśvaraḥ |
[sindhum praarthayate bhuvam tanutaraam brahmaanda-koteeshvarah |]
mantraṁ pṛcchati mām apeśala-dhiyaṁ vijñāna-vārāṁ nidhir
[mantram prichchati maam apeshala-dhiyam vijnaana-vaaraam nidhir]
vikrīḍaty asakṛd vicitra-caritaḥ so ’yaṁ prabhur mādṛśām ||37||
[vikreedaty asakrid vichitra-charitah so ’yam prabhur maadrishaam ||37||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bhaktiḥ, yathā –
mūrdhany āhuka-śāsanaṁ praṇayate brahmeśayoḥ śāsitā
sindhuṁ prārthayate bhuvaṁ tanutarāṁ brahmāṇḍa-koṭīśvaraḥ |
mantraṁ pṛcchati mām apeśala-dhiyaṁ vijñāna-vārāṁ nidhir
vikrīḍaty asakṛd vicitra-caritaḥ so ’yaṁ prabhur mādṛśām ||37||
His bhakti: Uddhava said: Though He is the controller of Śiva and Brahmā, He carries the order of Ugrasena on His head. Though He is the master of billions of universes, He prays for a small piece of land near the ocean. Though He is the ocean of knowledge, He asks me, an unintelligent fool, for advice. In this way, our amazing master enjoys His pastimes constantly with persons such as me.

Uddhava has described the transcendental qualities of Śrī Kṛṣṇa as follows: “Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is our master and worshipable Deity, the controller of Lord Śiva and Lord Brahmā, and the controller of the whole universe as well, accepts the controlling orders of Ugrasena, His grandfather. He is the proprietor of millions of universes, but still He begged a little land from the ocean. And although He is just like an ocean of wisdom, He sometimes consults me. He is so great and magnanimous, yet He is engaged in His different activities just like an ordinary person.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Durgama-saṅgamanī
Commentary

By the expression “our amazing master enjoys His pastimes constantly with persons such as me,” Uddhava reveals his humility.

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